All Beauty articles
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OpinionWhat my post-holiday skincare routine taught me about getting back on track with God
After a summer of relaxation and perhaps a little too much time in the sun, make-up artist Amy Dyas found herself rethinking more than just her skincare routine. Could the same gentle, consistent approach we take to restoring our skin after a holiday also help us get back on track with God?
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OpinionBefore Botox: What ancient women knew about beauty – and what God says about it
Neve Hall is a Christian health and wellness content creator. She is passionate about helping women embrace who God created them to be and live healthy, wholehearted lives with Christ. Here, she explores what ancient women can teach us about beauty – and why returning to God’s design could change the way we think about our skin, health and appearance.
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OpinionThe Danish PM was offered plastic surgery. Her response made me rethink ageing as a Christian
When a hairdresser suggested Jemimah Wright might consider Botox, it prompted her to think about the pressure women face to look younger. The Danish Prime Minister’s response to unsolicited advice about her appearance offered a timely reminder that, as Christians, our worth is not found in chasing a face that never changes.
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OpinionThe Beauty Trap: Has the Church bought into the world’s standards?
Hannah Wickens reflects on society’s preoccupation with beauty and asks whether Christians are truly living by the biblical conviction that God looks at the heart rather than outward appearance. Drawing on personal experience, cultural observations and scripture, she challenges the Church to reconsider how it measures worth and attractiveness.
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Opinion“AI told me I needed lip filler to be ‘more Stacey’ and I almost believed it”
Sophie Sanders thought she was just experimenting with the latest ‘looksmaxxing’ trend for fun, until a chatbot’s brutally specific suggestions about her face sent her spiralling into insecurity. She explores the dark side of the so-called ‘Stacey face’ phenomenon, and why true contentment can never be found through filters, fillers, or flawless skin.
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OpinionShould Christian women marry for chemistry—or character?
The viral “6/10” dating debate is forcing many to ask what really matters in choosing a life partner. For Christians, the answer may be more challenging—and more countercultural—than it first appears.
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OpinionREAL TALK: How do I keep my teenager safe from older men?
In our fortnightly column ‘Real Talk’ we answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Drop us an email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything.
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OpinionReality Check: America’s Next Top Model and the search for true beauty
In Netflix’s Reality Check, writer Maxine Harrison examines the legacy of America’s Next Top Model, the hit series created by Tyra Banks that promised young women a shot at superstardom but left many grappling with lasting trauma. As former contestants revisit their experiences, the documentary raises deeper questions about identity, worth and what it really means to be beautiful in a culture obsessed with perfection.
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OpinionBeyond couture: beauty, faith, and the legacy of Valentino Garavani
Writer Jenny Sanders reflects on the death of Valentino Garavani at age 93, one of fashion’s last great couturiers. She contrasts his devotion to outward beauty with a faith-centred understanding of beauty that values inner character over image.
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OpinionHaving a rib removed to get the perfect waist is becoming popular - what would Eve say about that?
Jenny Sanders explores the growing trend of rib removal surgery in pursuit of the perfect waistline. She asks what Eve — and God — might say about our obsession with physical perfection.
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OpinionHow God helped me to embrace my natural hair
Writer Maxine Harrison shares her journey of embracing her natural hair in a world shaped by European beauty standards. Through faith and self-acceptance, she discovers the beauty and worth in how God uniquely created her.
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OpinionKatie Price and cosmetic procedures: what can Christian women learn about when it is enough?
Salomé Criddle explores the tension between modern beauty standards and the divine truth of our inherent worth. She challenges readers to look beyond cultural pressures and rediscover the sacred beauty of being “fearfully and wonderfully made.”
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OpinionGreat genes, great divide? A Christian perspective on beauty, race and the Sydney Sweeney controversy
In the wake of American Eagle’s latest campaign featuring Sydney Sweeney, writer Hope Bonarcher, herself a black model, offers her Christian lens on beauty standards, identity, and the deeper worth found in Christ alone.
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OpinionMy thoughts as a Christian woman on Ulrika Jonsson’s bold rebuttal to ageism
Jemimah Wright reflects on Ulrika Jonsson’s powerful response to negative comments on her appearance.
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ArticleDiscovering ‘clean beauty’
Makeup artist and clean beauty specialist, Amy Dyas told Jane Knoop about her insight into sustainably sourced, natural beauty products and reflects on the interconnectedness of her faith and her passion for makeup
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ArticleThe beauty myth unveiled
Rev Katherine Chow reveals how shallow the narrative we are sold daily truly is, and suggests we embrace God’s better way instead – as Leah did
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Opinion‘What does the cosmos have to do with your cosmetics?’
‘The cosmetic industry (from the same Greek root as “cosmos”) and social media have been infiltrated by the father of lies and so we must be aware and vigilant about becoming trapped in the idolatry of either self-exaltation or self-hatred.’ says Emma Stark.
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OpinionModel Bella Hadid has been scientifically declared as the world's most beautiful woman. Is there any value for Christian women to engage with these kind of beauty standards?
‘Outside beauty does not last, it fades, however perfect and symmetrical it is. What is inside is what counts. That gives hope to all of us,’ says Woman Alive deputy editor, Jemimah Wright.
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OpinionI believe God opened the door to me becoming a beauty queen in my fifties
JeanAnne Roberts’ beauty pageant dream was crushed almost 40 years ago, but she was amazed to find God resurrected it; when she was 55.
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Article‘Who cares what she’s selling? What the heck has she done to her face?!’
Hope Bonarcher looks at our culture’s obsession with youth, and reveals the age-defying beauty that Jesus offers each one of us
